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From the author of the definitive (Vanity Fair) biography of Lena Horne, Stormy Weather, comes a brilliantly written portrait of recording artist and musical legend Peggy Lee.
She made you think that she knew who you were, that she was singing only to you...
Miss Peggy Lee cast a spell when she sang. She purred so intimately in nightclubs that couples clasped hands and huddled closer. She hypnotized, even on television. Lee epitomized cool, but her trademark song, Fevercovered by Beyonc and Madonnais the essence of sizzling sexual heat. Her jazz sense dazzled Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong. She was the voice of swing, the voice of blues, and she provided four of the voices for Walt Disneys Lady and the Tramp, whose score she co-wrote. But who was the woman behind the Mona Lisa smile?
With elegant writing and impeccable research, including interviews with hundreds who knew Lee, acclaimed music journalist James Gavin offers the most revealing look yet at an artist of infinite contradictions and layers. Lee was a North Dakota prairie girl who became a temptress of enduring mystique. She was a singer-songwriter before the term existed. Lee had incredible confidence onstage, observed the Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop; yet inner turmoil wracked her. She spun a romantic nirvana in her songs, but couldnt sustain one in reality. As she passed middle age, Lee dwelled increasingly in a bizarre dreamland. She died in 2002 at the age of eighty-one, but Lees fascination has only grown since.
This masterful account of Peggy Lees strange and enchanting life is a long overdue portrait of an artist who redefined popular singing.

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ALSO BY JAMES GAVIN

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne

Intimate Nights: The Golden Age of New York Cabaret

Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker

Prairie girl Norma Deloris Egstrom at Wimbledon School ND 1936 COURTESY OF - photo 1

Prairie girl Norma Deloris Egstrom at Wimbledon School, ND, 1936. (COURTESY OF KATE STEVENSON)

To Norma Minnie Schaumberg Egstromher stepmother Minwas the fairy-tale - photo 2

To Norma, Minnie Schaumberg Egstromher stepmother, Minwas the fairy-tale embodiment of pure evil. Millarton, ND, ca. 1952. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

Fargo ND March 1938 Norma leaves for the promised land of Los Angeles - photo 3

Fargo, ND, March 1938: Norma leaves for the promised land of Los Angeles, California. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

The recently renamed Peggy Lee and organist Lloyd Collins entertain at Fargos - photo 4

The recently renamed Peggy Lee and organist Lloyd Collins entertain at Fargos hot spot, the Powers Coffee Shop, 1939. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

Lees first glamour head shot inscribed in 1941 to a member of The Four of Us - photo 5

Lees first glamour head shot, inscribed in 1941 to a member of The Four of Us, the quartet that backed her at a Chicago lounge. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

Cinderella at the ball Peggy Lee as vocalist with the King of Swing Benny - photo 6

Cinderella at the ball: Peggy Lee as vocalist with the King of Swing, Benny Goodman, in 1942. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

A staged moment of serenity in the grueling life of a band singer 1942 - photo 7

A staged moment of serenity in the grueling life of a band singer, 1942. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

Goodmans guitarist Dave Barbour was Lees Prince Charming but his - photo 8

Goodmans guitarist, Dave Barbour, was Lees Prince Charming, but his alcoholismand her ambitionstore her domestic fantasy apart. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

Carlos Gastel a gin-guzzling Honduran managed the cream of the Capitol - photo 9

Carlos Gastel, a gin-guzzling Honduran, managed the cream of the Capitol Records stable in the 1940s. ( Left to right ) Gastel, Nat King Cole, June Christy, Mel Torm, Lee, Stan Kenton. (PHOTO BY GENE ROLAND)

Lee right and her indispensable Girl Friday Dona Harsh ca 1950 on - photo 10

Lee ( right ) and her indispensable Girl Friday, Dona Harsh, ca. 1950, on Horseshoe Bay in Vancouver, BCa rare outing for the star, who stayed in bed as often as possible. (COURTESY OF DONA HARSH HUTCHINSON)

A motherly photo op in December 1950 when Lee with daughter Nicki in tow - photo 11

A motherly photo op in December 1950, when Lee, with daughter, Nicki, in tow, arrived in Chicago to join a patriotic but doomed touring revue, Red, White, and Blue . (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

Success had not brought much happiness to Lee who in 1951 was bloated - photo 12

Success had not brought much happiness to Lee, who in 1951 was bloated, drinking, and facing divorce. (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

In the arms of married actor Robert Preston at Manhattans Stork Club July 14 - photo 13

In the arms of married actor Robert Preston at Manhattans Stork Club, July 14, 1951. (STORK CLUB WIRE SERVICE; COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

Newly signed to Warner Bros in 1952 Lee dreamed of Hollywood stardom - photo 14

Newly signed to Warner Bros. in 1952, Lee dreamed of Hollywood stardom. (AUTHORS COLLECTION)

I think I shouldnt go through with this said Lee to bridesmaid Dona Harsh on - photo 15

I think I shouldnt go through with this, said Lee to bridesmaid Dona Harsh on January 4, 1953, when she married movie tough guy Brad Dexter. ( Left to right ) Lees spiritual guru, Ernest Holmes; Harsh; Hazel (Mrs. Ernest) Holmes; Nicki Lee Barbour; Lee; Dexter; his mother and brother; unknown. (PHOTO BY GENE ROLAND; COURTESY OF DONA HARSH HUTCHINSON)

As Doris Days replacement and Danny Thomass costar in The Jazz Singer 1953 - photo 16

As Doris Days replacement (and Danny Thomass costar) in The Jazz Singer (1953), Lee made little impression.

But in Pete Kellys Blues 1955 her portrayal of Rose an alcoholic gun moll - photo 17

But in Pete Kellys Blues (1955), her portrayal of Rose, an alcoholic gun moll and sometime singer, scored her an Oscar nomination. Director and star Jack Webb played bandleader Pete Kelly.

left to right Webb Ray Sherman mostly hidden Herbert Ellis Lee George - photo 18

( left to right ) Webb, Ray Sherman (mostly hidden), Herbert Ellis, Lee, George Van Eps, Matty Matlock, Wallace Ruth, Joe Graves. (ALL PHOTOS FROM THE AUTHORS COLLECTION)

Jack Webb guides a nervous Lee on the set of Pete Kellys Blues COURTESY OF - photo 19

Jack Webb guides a nervous Lee on the set of Pete Kellys Blues . (COURTESY OF RICHARD MORRISON)

We are Siamese if you please Lee gave voice to two mischievous cats as well - photo 20

We are Siamese, if you please: Lee gave voice to two mischievous cats (as well as a dog and a human) in Walt Disneys 1955 cartoon classic Lady and the Tramp . (AUTHORS COLLECTION)

Rehearsing at Ciros the Sunset Strip playground of the stars 1960 Musicians - photo 21

Rehearsing at Ciros, the Sunset Strip playground of the stars, 1960. Musicians include drummer Bill Richmond and harpist Stella Castellucci. (AUTHORS COLLECTION)

At the first annual Audience Awards Lee was named most promising new female - photo 22

At the first annual Audience Awards, Lee was named most promising new female personality in the moviesyet she never made another film. ( Left to right ) Lee, Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Warner Bros. president Jack Warner, Jennifer Jones. Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, December 6, 1955. (AUTHORS COLLECTION)

He was spectacular-looking but kind of sharp definitely moody said - photo 23

He was spectacular-looking, but kind of sharp, definitely moody, said acquaintances of actor Dewey Martin, the third Mr. Peggy Lee. The stormy marriage began in Palm Springs in 1956 ( above ) and ended in Santa Monica divorce court in 1959 ( below ).

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